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Students nowadays have access to a variety of privileges and possibilities to enhance their learning experience and academic performance through the internet and social media platforms. In this paper, the major objective is to find out how using social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram impacts the students’ overall academic performance and achievements. The following aspects will be covered by the research questions: (1) ICT’s impact on education; (2) the effect of social media on students’ academic performance at Bahraini universities; and (3) the most well-liked social networking sites among Bahraini university students. According to the research, social media enhances academic performance, and students use WhatsApp for academic purposes.
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Alfulaiti, M.J., Rafea, M., Hamdan, A., Maghrabi, L. (2023). Effects of Social Media and the Internet on Academic Performance in Bahrain Universities. In: Alareeni, B., Hamdan, A., Khamis, R., Khoury, R.E. (eds) Digitalisation: Opportunities and Challenges for Business. ICBT 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 621. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26956-1_10
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